PLAYERS TO WATCH IN THE SEMI-FINALS
FRANCE
A.GRIEZMANN (CF)
Goals scored- 3
Assists made- 1
Penalty goals- 2
Man of the Match- 2
Griezmann is the lead striker for the France team. He is consistent but hasn’t performed upto his level. But in his last match, he performed well and also scored an important goal.
K.MBAPPE (RWF)
Goals scored- 3
Man of the match- 2
Mbappe is the youngest player ever to score a goal in a world cup. His superb dribbling skills can be very dangerous. His performance against Argentina in the round of 16 is worth to watch in which he scores 2 wonderful goals.
BELGIUM
E.HAZARD (LWF)
Goals scored- 2
Assists made- 2
Penalty goals- 1
Man of the match- 2
Hazard is the leader of the Belgium team. He has performed very well upto this stage and will perform even better in the latter stages. His skills are amazing.
R.LUKAKU (CF)
Goals scored- 4
Assists made- 1
Man of the Match- 1
The lead striker of the Belgium team. He is the main competitor of Kane for the golden boot. His amazing dribbling skills and his finish are awesome. His performance against Brazil is also very good.
ENGLAND
H.KANE (CF)
Goals scored- 6
Penalty goals- 3
Man of the Match- 3
Hat-trick- 1
H.Kane is the top scorer of the tournament upto this stage scoring 6 goals. His leadership skills and finish are too good. He is a clinical striker and a good dribbler.
J.PICKFORD (GK)
Clean sheets- 1
Penalty saves in the shootout- 2
Man of the match- 1
His value in the team is nowadays seen in the quarter-finals and round of 16 matches where he made a good saves. His fine saves in the quarter-finals against Sweden and 2 penalty stops in the shootout against Colombia are the main reason that England has travelled this far.
CROATIA
L.MODRIC (CMF)
Goals scored- 2
Assists made- 2
Penalty goals- 1
Man of the Match- 3
Modric is just amazing on and off the balls. His intellegency is seen in the fields. His brilliance on the ball is just amazing. He is a good attacker as well a defender. He is the main man for the Croatia. His leadership skills are too good. And now, due to his performance in the world cup, he has become the main contendor for the Ballon’dor winner.
D.SUBASIC (GK)
Clean sheets- 2
Penalty saves in the shootout- 5
Subasic is clearly the most important in Croatia after Modric. He has saved a total of 5 penalties in the shootout, 3 against Denmark and 2 against Russia. His fine saves against Russia even with one leg injured, salute to him. He is currently the best keeper in the worldcup so far.